Hardrive Problem :o(

[elvisuk]

H! I have got a Hardrive that i put in my new Computer all ready formated on my old Computer as a Master, i put it into my new Computer and put Linux Mint on it and all was well till i tried to put Windows XP onto it it got half way through installing it and just stoped, so after about an hour i turned it off at the power button and tried again the screen was blank the power light was flashing so i changed the monitor same thing happen so i put an onboad graphic card in just to check same thing happen.

Today i put it in my other computer as a master and it came up with this, NTLDR is missing Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart.

So i tired it as a slave same thing happen.

The Hardrive is a Western Digital 120 Gig.

Just going to have a look on the website see if it say's anything.

[shadowmonty]

try to format the disk then partition the drive so you can put windows on one and Linux on the other or put Windows in first and when you try and put Linux in it well do a partition for you, mind you I did it a long time ago and as I'm getting on my memory needs an update

Monty

[elvisuk]

H! shadowmonty, ;D

I can't partition the drive if i can't boot up in the first place as when i press the power button and boot up NTLDR is missing Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart, the i cannot do anything.

I think the Hardrive is no good.

Thanks for you post ;D

[shadowmonty]

Change boot order to cd first in bios, place your windows disk in the cd drive restart the computer it should start to reinstall windows. in the process it will ask you where you want to put the new intallation and do you want to format the disk etc your might even be able to partition the drive if you read it very carefully, dont worry if you make a mistake you can always start again, in bios it will show if the hard disc it there or not, you know you look like someone in my era.

be lucky

Monty

[mikkh]

Windows should always go on first if you want a dual booting system with Linux

Do as Monty has already suggested - boot from the Windows CD and install Windows that way[/size][/font]

[mikkh]

..... and the hard drive is fine. That's a standard Windows error message when it finds a hard drive with no Windows OS on it[/size][/font]

[elvisuk]

H! Mikkh,

Yes i know Windows should go on first i have done it lots of times before, i all ready had mint on just to see if the Computer was working ok then i wanted to put windows on so i was installing windows when i got in to this mess, never had a message like that before.

Thanks Mikkh and shadowmonty.

[elvisuk]

Just an update,

I cannot get the IDE H/Drive to work i got it too Format in dos after i Fdisk it, then i tried to put windows on but it just stalled so i am going to get a SATA 11 H/Drive and hope for the best.

Thanks to all for your help ;D it's been

[shadowmonty]

SATA harddrive wont fit a IDE harddrive different cable connections

[elvisuk]

H! shadowmonty, ;D

I got one IDE Connection and Four SATA connections